An accomplished soprano, Sasha received her vocal training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. With an edgy sophistication and an artist’s desire for freedom, Sasha eventually rebelled against the constraints of the tight-laced opera scene, and left behind her established career as a classical performer.
She began collaborating with pop producer Frank Fitzpatrick and redefined her performance. She unveiled her new sound at top venues in New York and Los Angeles, and performed for over 8,000 people in Europe’s largest nightclub, Club Privilege in Ibiza, Spain.
She received overwhelming acclaim from U.S. and European club audiences and was soon asked to record the theme song to the film Princess Mononoke; the critically acclaimed, Holy Smoke, starring Kate Winslet; Modigliani, starring Andy Garcia; and most recently, the end credit song to Kettle of Fish starring Mathew Modine and Gina Gerson. Her song “Miles Away” was chosen as the theme song for the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. Her alluring rendition of “Angeli” was featured in Victoria Secret’s Fall 2006 campaign.
Sasha sings for top designers and celebrities at events like the re-opening of Bulgari’s flagship store in Beverly Hill’s, and for the launching of their new jewelry lines in Cannes, Paris, Basel, Sao Paolo, Rome and St. Petersburg. She performed for Maserati at The Four Seasons, and different fashion designers including Caroline Herrera and Richard Tyler, Max Mara, and Narciso Rodriguez. Sasha’s most recent appearance was for the Whitney Museum’s annual charity gala this past October.
Sasha Lazard’s debut album, The Myth of Red, was released on Higher Octave Music//EMI and made a remarkable impact on Billboard’s Hot Dance Chart and Billboard’s Classical Crossover Chart. Sasha has completed an acoustic CD entitled “Moonfall” which is available on CDbaby.com/sasha Lazard. She is at work on a follow up album to The Myth of Red, working with producers BLISS and collaborating again with Frank Fitzpatrick and David Tobocman. The EP will soon be available on CD Baby.com.
Sasha most recently recorded a duet album with soprano Shawna Stone entitled “Siren” for Manhattan Records/EMI. SIREN was produced by Peter Asher and Frank Fitzpatrick and will be released on March 5, 2007. Sasha and Shawna will be appearing in March in a PBS special entitled “Heavenly Voices.
Temptation
Sasha Lazard Lyrics
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"Come dance with me my crimson queen"
The siren's singing to me
A song so dark, so sweet
I feel like I'm lost in a dream
(vocalise)
The fever's raging in me
So strong, my flesh grows weak
Possessed by this beauty I see
(vocalise)
In all my life I've never known
A world so shameless and bold
But now, I'm falling
Into the night, into desire
A slave to ecstasy
Slave to ecstasy
The night is calling to me
The lyrics of Temptation by Sasha Lazard depict a person who is being seduced by temptation. The singer describes how she is being called by the siren, who is asking her to come and dance with her. She compares herself to a crimson queen, which suggests that she is being urged to indulge in something that is dark and mysterious. The song's lyrics reveal that the singer is experiencing a sense of loss as she becomes more and more immersed in the music.
The intense emotions that the singer is experiencing are conveyed through the use of vocalisation. This technique allows the listener to imagine how the singer is feeling, without being told directly. In the second verse, the singer describes how she is being possessed by the beauty of what she is seeing. She feels like she is lost in a dream as she is consumed by the siren's song. However, she acknowledges that she has never experienced a world that is as shameless and bold as what she is experiencing right now. She realizes that she is falling into the night and into desire, becoming a slave to ecstasy.
Line by Line Meaning
Temptation's calling:
The singer is being enticed by a tempting offer.
"Come dance with me my crimson queen"
The tempter is calling the singer to dance with them in a seductive way.
The siren's singing to me
The enchantress is using her captivating voice to attract the singer.
A song so dark, so sweet
The enticement is alluring to the ear but has a seductive quality that is potentially dangerous.
I feel like I'm lost in a dream
The artist is struggling to separate reality from the temptation.
(vocalise)
Non-linguistic vocalization to express emotions.
The fever's raging in me
The singer's desires are becoming increasingly intense.
So strong, my flesh grows weak
The artist's body is weakened by the allure of the temptation.
Possessed by this beauty I see
The artist feels completely consumed and unable to resist the temptation.
(vocalise)
Non-linguistic vocalization to express emotions.
In all my life I've never known
The singer has never experienced such a strong attraction before.
A world so shameless and bold
The temptation is characterized by a boldness and lack of shame.
But now, I'm falling
The singer is succumbing to the temptation despite their reservations.
Into the night, into desire
The singer is fully embracing the temptation and moving toward it willingly.
A slave to ecstasy
The singer feels unable to resist the powerful pleasure of the temptation.
Slave to ecstasy
A repetition of feeling enslaved to the temptation.
The night is calling to me
The artist feels completely consumed by the nighttime allure of the temptation.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Darrell R Brown, Ed Sanford
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